Glossary (3)

hiramaki-e

(‘flat sprinkled design’) coloured or metal powders sprinkled onto a wet lacquer ground and usually covered with a protective layer of lacquer

lacquer

Chinese and Japanese lacquer is made from the sap of the lacquer tree, which is indigenous to Eastern China. It is applied to wood as a varnish or for decorative effect. In India and the Middle East, lacquer is made from the deposit of the lac insect.

takamaki-e

(high relief sprinkled design’) makie technique in which parts of the design are built up with lacquer mixed with charcoal or clay dust

Location

Second floor | Room 37 | Japan

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